Mazloum, Ali, Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette, Babiuk, Shawn, Venter, Estelle, Wallace, David B., and Sprygin, Alexander (2023) Lumpy skin disease: history, current understanding and research gaps in the context of recent geographic expansion. Frontiers In Microbiology, 14. 1266759.

Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette, Coetzee, Peter, Ebersohn, Karen, Von Teichman, Beate, and Venter, Estelle (2023) Widespread Reassortment Contributes to Antigenic Shift in Bluetongue Viruses from South Africa. Viruses, 15 (7). 1611.

Van den Bergh, Carien, Thompson, Peter N., Swanepoel, Robert, Almeida, Antonio P.G., Paweska, Janusz T., Jansen van Vuuren, Petrus, Wilson, William C., Kemp, Alan, and Venter, Estelle H. (2022) Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Aedes (Aedimorphus) durbanensis, South Africa. Pathogens, 11 (2). 125.

Azeem, Shahan, Sharma, Banshi, Shabir, Shafqat, Akbar, Haroon, and Venter, Estelle (2022) Lumpy skin disease is expanding its geographic range: A challenge for Asian livestock management and food security. Veterinary Journal, 279. 105785.

Haegeman, Andy, De Leeuw, Ilse, Mostin, Lauren, Campe, Willem Van, Aerts, Laetitia, Venter, Estelle, Tuppurainen, Eeva, Saegerman, Claude, and De Clercq, Kris (2021) Comparative evaluation of lumpy skin disease virus-based live attenuated vaccines. Vaccines, 9 (5). 473.

Odendaal, Lieza, Davis, A. Sally, and Venter, Estelle H. (2021) Insights into the pathogenesis of viral haemorrhagic fever based on virus tropism and tissue lesions of natural Rift Valley fever. Viruses, 13 (4).

Stokstad, Maria, Coetzee, Peter, Myrmel, Mette, Mutowembwa, Paidamwoyo, Venter, Estelle H., and Larsen, Stig (2021) Refined experimental design may increase the value of murine models for estimation of bluetongue virus virulence. Laboratory Animals, 55 (1). pp. 53-64.

Coetzee, Peter, Guthrie, Alan J., Ebersohn, Karen, Maclachlan, James N., Ismail, Arshad, van Schalkwyk, Antoinette, and Venter, Estelle H. (2020) Complete Genome Sequences of Virus Strains Isolated from Bottle A of the South African Live Attenuated Bluetongue Virus Vaccine. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 9 (22). pp. 1-3.

Van den Bergh, Carien, Venter, Estelle H., Swanepoel, Robert, Hanekom, Catharine C., and Thompson, Peter N. (2020) Neutralizing antibodies against Rift Valley fever virus in wild antelope in far northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, indicate recent virus circulation. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 67 (3). pp. 1356-1363.

van Schalkwyk, Antoinette, Pravesh, Kara, Ebersohn, Karen, Mather, Arshad, Annandale, Cornelius Henry, Venter, Estelle Hildegard, and Wallace, David Brian (2020) Potential link of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to virulence of vaccine‐associated field strains of lumpy skin disease virus in South Africa. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 67 (6). pp. 2946-2960.

Lloyd, J., Reilly, M., and Venter, E. (2020) Sharing approaches to curriculum design and other challenges in present-day veterinary education. In: Proceedings of the Vet Ed Down Under 2020 Conference. pp. 26-27. From: Vet Ed Down Under 2020 conference, 11-13 February 2020, Gatton, QLD, Australia.

van den Bergh, Carien, Venter, Estelle H., Swanepoel, Robert, and Thompson, Peter N. (2019) High seroconversion rate to Rift Valley fever virus in cattle and goats in far northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the absence of reported outbreaks. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13 (5). e0007296.

Annandale, Cornelius Henry, Smuts, Mario P., Ebersohn, Karen, Du Plessis, Lizette, Thompson, Peter N., Venter, Estelle H., and Stout, Tom A.E. (2019) Effect of using frozen–thawed bovine semen contaminated with lumpy skin disease virus on in vitro embryo production. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 66 (4). pp. 1539-1547.

Craig, Anthony F., Packer, Glenn C., Guthrie, Alan J., and Venter, Estelle H. (2019) Evaluating African horse sickness virus in horses and field-caught Culicoides biting midges on the East Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Veterinaria Italiana, 55 (1). pp. 91-94.

Erster, Oran, Rubinstein, Marisol Guini, Menasherow, Sophia, Ivanova, Emilia, Venter, Estelle, Šekler, Milanko, Kolarevic, Mišo, and Stram, Yehuda (2019) Importance of the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) LSDV126 gene in differential diagnosis and epidemiology and its possible involvement in attenuation. Archives of Virology, 164. pp. 2285-2295.

Ebersohn, Karen, Coetzee, Peter, Snyman, Louwrens P., Swanepoel, Robert, and Venter, Estelle H. (2019) Phylogenetic characterization of the Palyam serogroup orbiviruses. Viruses, 11 (5). 446.

van den Bergh, Carien, Coetzee, Peter, and Venter, Estelle H. (2018) Reassortment of bluetongue virus vaccine serotypes in cattle. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 89. a1649.

Annandale, C. Henry, Smuts, Mario P., Ebersohn, Karen, Du Plessis, Lizette, Venter, Estelle H., and Stout, Tom (2018) Effect of semen processing methods on lumpy skin disease virus status in cryopreserved bovine semen. Animal Reproduction Science, 195. pp. 24-29.

Loots, Angelika K., Mokgokong, Prudent S., Mitchell, Emily, Venter, Estelle H., Kotze, Antoinette, and Dalton, Desiré Lee (2018) Phylogenetic analysis of canine distemper virus in South African wildlife. PLoS ONE, 13 (7). e0199993.

Loots, Angelika K., Cardoso0Vermaak, Elaine, Venter, Estelle H., Mitchell, Emily, Kotzé, Antoinette, and Dalton, Desiré L. (2018) The role of toll-like receptor polymorphisms in susceptibility to canine distemper virus. Mammalian Biology, 88. pp. 94-99.

Tuppurainen, E.S.M., Venter, E.H., Shisler, J.L., Gari, G., Mekonnen, G.A., Juleff, N., Lyons, N.A., De Clercq, K., Upton, C., Bowden, T.R., Babiuk, S., and Babiuk, L.A. (2017) Review: capripoxvirus diseases: current status and opportunities for control. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 64 (3). pp. 729-745.

Loots, Angelika K., Mitchell, Emily, Dalton, Desiré L., Kotzé, Antoinette, and Venter, Estelle H. (2017) Advances in canine distemper virus pathogenesis research: a wildlife perspective. Journal of General Virology, 98. pp. 311-321.

Mubemba, B., Thompson, P.N., Odendaal, L., Coetzee, P., and Venter, E.H. (2017) Evaluation of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples as a source of sequence data for phylogenetic analysis of Rift Valley fever virus. Journal of Virological Methods, 243. pp. 10-14.

Loots, Angelika K., Du Plessis, Morné, Dalton, Desiré Lee, Mitchell, Emily, and Venter, Estelle H. (2017) Genome sequences of three vaccine strains and two wild-type canine distemper virus strains from a recent disease outbreak in South Africa. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 5 (27). e00603-17.

Weyer, Camilla T., Grewar, John D., Burger, Phillippa, Rossouw, Esthea, Lourens, Carina, Joone, Christopher, le Grange, Misha, Coetzee, Peter, Venter, Estelle, Martin, Darren P., MacLachlan, N. James, and Guthrie, Alan J. (2016) African horse sickness caused by genome reassortment and reversion to virulence of live, attenuated vaccine viruses, South Africa, 2004–2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22 (12). pp. 2087-2096.

Venter, E.H. (2016) Capripoxviruses (Sheeppox, Goatpox and Lumpy Skin Disease Viruses). In: Liu, Dongyou, (ed.) Molecular Detection of Animal Viral Pathogens. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp. 845-854.

van den Bergh, Carien, Coetzee, Peter, Guthrie, Alan J., le Grange, Misha, and Venter, Estelle H. (2016) Complete genome sequences of five bluetongue virus (BTV) vaccine strains from a commercial live attenuated vaccine, a BTV-4 field strain from South Africa, and a reassortant strain isolated from experimentally vaccinated cattle. Genome Announcements, 4 (3). 00462-16.

Steyn, Jumari, Venter, Gert J., Labuschagne, Karien, Majatladi, Daphney, Boikanyo, Solomon N.B., Lourens, Carina, Ebersohn, Karen, and Venter, Estelle (2016) Possible over-wintering of bluetongue virus in Culicoides populations in the Onderstepoort area, Gauteng, South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 87 (1). pp. 1-5.

Fafetine, José, Coetzee, Peter, Mubemba, Benjamin, Nhambirre, Ofélia, Neves, Luis, Coetzer, J.A.W., and Venter, Estelle H. (2016) Rift Valley Fever outbreak in livestock, Mozambique, 2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22 (12). pp. 2165-2167.

Steyn, Jumari, and Venter, Estelle Hildegard (2016) Sequence analysis and evaluation of the NS3/A gene region of bluetongue virus isolates from South Africa. Archives of Virology, 161 (4). pp. 947-957.

Venter, Estelle H., Steyn, Jumari, Coetzee, Peter, Van Vuuren, Moritz, Crafford, Jan, Schutte, Christene, and Venter, Gert (2016) The prevalence of Culicoides spp.in 3 geographic areas of South Africa. Veterinaria Italiana, 52 (3-4). pp. 281-289.

Keokilwe, L., Olivier, A., Burger, W.P., Joubert, H., Venter, E.H., and Morar-Leather, D. (2015) Bacterial enteritis in ostrich (Struthio Camelus) chicks in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Poultry Science, 94 (6). pp. 1177-1183.

Guthrie, Alan J., Coetzee, Peter, Martin, Darren P., Lourens, Carina W., Venter, Estelle H., Weyer, Camilla T., Joone, Christopher, le Grange, Misha, Harper, Cindy K., Howell, Peter G., and MacLachlan, James (2015) Complete Genome Sequences of the Three African Horse Sickness Virus Strains from a Commercial Trivalent Live Attenuated Vaccine. Genome Announcements, 3 (4). e00814-1.

Guthrie, Alan, Coetzee, Peter, Martin, Darren, Lourens, Carina, Venter, Estelle, Weyer, Camilla, Joone, Christopher, le Grange, Misha, Harper, Cindy, Howell, Peter, and MacLachlan, James (2015) Complete genome sequences of four African horse sickness virus strains from a commercial tetravalent live attenuated vaccine. Genome Announcements, 3 (6). e01375-15.

Lubinga, J.C., Tuppurainen, E.S.M., Mahlare, R., Coetzer, J.A.W., Stoltsz, W.H., and Venter, E.H. (2015) Evidence of transstadial and mechanical transmission of Lumpy skin disease virus by Amblyomma hebraeum ticks. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 62 (2). pp. 174-182.

Tuppurainen, E.S.M., Venter, E.H., Coetzer, J.A.W., and Bell-Sakyi, L. (2015) Lumpy skin disease: attempted propagation in tick cell lines and presence of viral DNA in field ticks collected from naturally-infected cattle. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 6 (2). pp. 134-140.

Coetzee, Peter, and Venter, Estelle H. (2015) Recent advances in knowledge of BTV-host-vector interaction. Veterinaria Italiana, 51 (4). pp. 301-311.

Brown, Geoff, Venter, Estelle H., Morley, Paul, and Annandale, Henry (2015) The effect of Rift Valley fever virus Clone 13 vaccine on semen quality in rams. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 82 (1). pp. 1-8.

Venter, Gert J., Labuschagne, Karien, Majatladi, Daphney, Boikanyo, Solomon N.B., Lourens, Carina, Ebersohn, Karen, and Venter, Estelle H. (2014) Culicoides species abundance and potential overwintering of African horse sickness virus in the Onderstepoort area, Gauteng, South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 85 (1). pp. 1-6.

Lubinga, Jimmy C., Clift, Sarah J., Tuppurainen, Eeva S.M., Stoltsz, Wilhem H., Babiuk, Shawn, Coetzer, Jacobus A.W., and Venter, Estelle H. (2014) Demonstration of lumpy skin disease virus infection in Amblyomma hebraeum and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks using immunohistochemistry. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 5 (2). pp. 113-120.

Zulu, Gcwalisile B., and Venter, Estelle H. (2014) Evaluation of cross-protection of bluetongue virus serotype 4 with other serotypes in sheep. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 85 (1). pp. 1-2.

Lubinga, J.C., Tuppurainen, E.S.M., Coetzer, J.A.W., Stoltsz, W.H., and Venter, E.H. (2014) Evidence of lumpy skin disease virus over-wintering by transstadial persistence in Amblyomma hebraeum and transovarial persistence in Rhipicephalus decoloratus ticks. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 62 (1). pp. 77-90.

Maartens, Louis H., Joubert, Hilda W., Aitchison, Henry, and Venter, Estelle (2014) Inclusion body hepatitis associated with an outbreak of fowl adenovirus type 2 and type 8b in broiler flocks in South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 85 (1). pp. 1-5.

Venter, Estelle H. (2014) Lumpy Skin Disease. In: Liu, Dongyou, (ed.) Manual of Security Sensitive Microbes and Toxins. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp. 665-674.

Joubert, Hilda W., Aitchison, Henry, Maartens, Louis H., and Venter, Estelle H. (2014) Molecular differentiation and pathogenicity of Aviadenoviruses isolated during an outbreak of inclusion body hepatitis in South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 85 (1). pp. 1-8.

Annandale, C.H., Holm, D.E., Ebersohn, K., and Venter, E.H. (2014) Seminal transmission of lumpy skin disease virus in heifers. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 61 (5). pp. 443-448.

Fagbo, Shamsudeen, Coetzer, Jacobus A.W., and Venter, Estelle H. (2014) Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever and lumpy skin disease in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 85 (1). pp. 1-7.

Lubinga, Jimmy C., Tuppurainen, Eeva S.M., Coetzer, Jacobus A.W., Stoltsz, Wilhelm H., and Venter, Estelle H. (2014) Transovarial passage and transmission of LSDV by Amblyomma hebraeum, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus decoloratus. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 62 (1). pp. 67-75.

Coetzee, Peter, Van Vuuren, Moritz, Stokstad, Maria, Myrmel, Mette, van Gennip, René G.P., van Rijn, Piet A., and Venter, Estelle. H. (2014) Viral replication kinetics and in vitro cytopathogenicity of parental and reassortant strains of bluetongue virus serotype 1, 6 and 8. Veterinary Microbiology, 171 (1-2). pp. 53-65.

Ebersohn, Karen, Coetzee, Peter, and Venter, E.H. (2014) An improved method for determining virucidal efficacy of a chemical disinfectant using an electrical impedance assay. Journal of Virological Methods, 199. pp. 25-28.

Coetzee, Peter, Van Vuuren, Moritz, Venter, Estelle H., and Stokstad, Maria (2014) A review of experimental infections with bluetongue virus in the mammalian host. Virus Research, 182. pp. 21-34.

Bosman, Anna-Mari, Oosthuizen, Marinda C., Venter, Estelle H., Steyl, Johan C.A., Gous, Tertius A., and Penzhorn, Barend L. (2013) Babesia lengau associated with cerebral and haemolytic babesiosis in two domestic cats. Parasites & Vectors, 6. 128. pp. 1-6.

Lubinga, J.C., Tuppurainen, E.S.M., Stoltsz, W.H., Ebersohn, K., Coetzer, J.A.W., and Venter, E.H. (2013) Detection of lumpy skin disease virus in saliva of ticks fed on lumpy skin disease virus-infected cattle. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 61 (1). pp. 129-138.

Tuppurainen, Eeva S.M., Lubinga, Jimmy C., Stoltsz, Wilhelm H., Troskie, Milana, Carpenter, Simon T., Coetzer, Jacobus A.W., Venter, Estelle H., and Oura, Chris A.L. (2013) Evidence of vertical transmission of lumpy skin disease virus in Rhipicephalus decoloratus ticks. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 4 (4). pp. 329-333.

Dogonyaro, Banenat B., Bosman, Anna-Mari, Sibeko, Kgomotso P., Venter, Estelle H., and van Vuuren, Moritz (2013) Genetic analysis of the VP2-encoding gene of canine parvovirus strains from Africa. Veterinary Microbiology, 165 (3-4). pp. 460-465.

Ularamu, H.G., Sibeko, K.P., Bosman, A.B., Venter, E.H., and van Vuuren, M. (2013) Genetic characterization of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) viruses: confirmation of the presence of BVD genotype 2 in Africa. Archives of Virology, 158 (1). pp. 155-163.

Tuppurainen, Eeva, Lubinga, J.C., Stoltsz, W.H., Troskie, M., Carpenter, S.T., Coetzer, J.A.W., Venter, Estelle, and Oura, C.A.L. (2013) Mechanical transmission of lumpy skin disease virus by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus male ticks. Epidemiology and Infection, 141 (2). pp. 425-430.

Coetzee, Peter, Stokstad, Maria, Myrmel, Mette, Mutowembwa, Paidamwoyo, Loken, Torleiv, Venter, Estelle H., and Van Vuuren, Moritz (2013) Transplacental infection in goats experimentally infected with a European strain of bluetongue virus serotype 8. The Veterinary Journal, 197 (2). pp. 335-341.

Coetzee, Peter, Van Vuuren, Moritz, Stokstad, Maria, Myrmel, Mette, and Venter, Estelle H. (2012) Bluetongue virus genetic and phenotypic diversity: towards identifying the molecular determinants that influence virulence and transmission potential. Veterinary Microbiology, 161 (1-2). pp. 1-12.

Coetzee, Peter, Stokstad, Maria, Venter, Estelle H., Myrmel, Mette, and Van Vuuren, Moritz (2012) Bluetongue: a historical and epidemiological perspective with the emphasis on South Africa. Virology Journal, 9. 198. pp. 1-9.

Modumo, Jacob, and Venter, Estelle H. (2012) Determination of the minimum protective dose for bluetongue virus serotype 2 and 8 vaccines in sheep. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 83 (1). pp. 1-6.

Fringe, Raul, Bosman, Anna-Mari, Ebersohn, Karen, Bisschop, Shahn, Abolnik, Celia, and Venter, Estelle (2012) Molecular characterisation of Newcastle disease virus isolates from different geographical regions in Mozambique in 2005. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 79 (1). pp. 1-7.

Mapaco, Lourenço P., Coetzer, Jacobus A.W., Paweska, Janusz T., and Venter, Estelle H. (2012) An investigation into an outbreak of Rift Valley fever on a cattle farm in Bela-Bela, South Africa, in 2008. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 83 (1). pp. 1-7.

van Dyk, E., Bosman, A-M., van Wilpe, E., Williams, J.H., Bengis, R.G., van Heerden, J., and Venter, E.H. (2011) Detection and characterisation of papillomavirus in skin lesions of giraffe and sable antelope in South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 82 (2). pp. 80-85.

Hlokwe, Tiny M., Jenkins, Akinbowale O., Streicher, Elizabeth M., Venter, Estelle H., Cooper, Dave, Godfroid, Jacques, and Michel, Anita L. (2011) Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 78 (1). pp. 39-44.

Jenkins, A.O., Cadmus, S.I.B., Venter, E.H., Pourcel, C., Hauk, Y., Vergnaud, G., and Godfroid, J. (2011) Molecular epidemiology of human and animal tuberculosis in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria. Veterinary Microbiology, 151 (1-2). pp. 139-147.

Venter, Estelle H., Gerdes, Truuske, Wright, Isabel, and Terblanche, Johan (2011) An investigation into the possibility of bluetongue virus transmission by transfer of infected ovine embryos. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 78 (1). pp. 1-7.

Tuppurainen, E.S.M., Stoltsz, W.H., Troskie, M., Wallace, D.B., Oura, C.A.L., Mellor, P.S., Coetzer, J.A.W., and Venter, E.H. (2011) A potential role for Ixodid (Hard) tick vectors in the transmission of lumpy skin disease virus in cattle. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 58 (2). pp. 93-104.

Bosman, Anna-Mari, Oosthuizen, Marinda, Peirce, Michael, Venter, Estelle, and Penzhorn, Banie (2010) Babesia lengau sp. nov., a Novel Babesia species in Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus, Schreber, 1775) populations in South Africa. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 48 (8). pp. 2703-2708.

Jenkins, A.O., Venter, E.H., Hutamo, K., and Godfroid, Jacques (2010) Comparison of the capillary and agarose electrophoresis based multiple locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA) on Mycobacterium bovis isolates. Veterinary Microbiology, 145 (1-2). pp. 172-176.

Schmidt, T., Venter, E.H., and Picard, J.A. (2010) Evaluation of PCR assays for the detection of Campylobacter fetus in bovine preputial scrapings and the identification of subspecies in South African field isolates. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 81 (2). pp. 87-92.

Annandale, C.H., Irons, P.C., Bagla, V.P., Osuagwuh, U.I., and Venter, E.H. (2010) Sites of persistence of lumpy skin disease virus in the genital tract of experimentally infected bulls. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 45 (2). pp. 250-255.

Tuppurainen, E. S. M., Venter, E. H., and Coetzer, J. A. W. (2005) The detection of lumpy skin disease virus in samples of experimentally infected cattle using different diagnostic techniques. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 72 (2). pp. 153-164.